APHOTOMARINE

Images of species taken on lowershore near Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 11.10.10. Animal found under a stone on a sponge. Additionally found in crevices at Long Rock, near Penzance, Cornwall. 29.09.11.

Isopoda
Cymodoce truncata
- female dorsal view 5

Specimen above found in a scrape sample taken from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 19.12.17.

This species can be quite variable in colour, especially females, and because of their shape they can be confused with other members of the Sphaeromatidae.

Species originally verified by
Dr. David Holdich.

Cymodoce truncata Marine Animal Resembling Woodlouse Isopoda Images

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.

APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.